6 Kingdoms of Life

What type of organisms are found in the kingdom Protista?

• Multicellular organisms, including plants and fungi.

• Mostly unicellular organisms, including algae and protozoa.

• Only prokaryotic organisms, such as bacteria.

• Complex multicellular organisms, including animals.

Examples are mushrooms and yeast.

• Bacteria

• Plants

• Fungi

• Algae

What two kingdoms can you see in the picture?

• Fungi & Plantae

• Animalia & Protista

• Bacteria & Archaea

• Fungi & Animalia

What is a defining feature of the kingdom Fungi?

• Fungi produce their own food through photosynthesis.

• Fungi absorb nutrients from their environment through external digestion.

• Fungi reproduce only through spores.

• Fungi are primarily unicellular organisms.

What role do decomposers play in an ecosystem?

• They produce energy through photosynthesis.

• They break down dead organic matter, recycling nutrients back into the soil.

• They compete with plants for sunlight and nutrients.

• They are primary consumers that eat plants.

What are the six kingdoms of life?

• Animalia, Plantae, Fungi, Protista, Archaea, Bacteria

• Mammalia, Reptilia, Amphibia, Aves, Fish, Invertebrates

• Eukarya, Prokarya, Fungi, Plantae, Animalia, Virus

• Bacteria, Archaea, Eukarya, Protista, Fungi, Plantae

How do organisms in the kingdom Animalia obtain energy?

• They are autotrophic, meaning they produce their own food.

• They are heterotrophic, meaning they consume other organisms for energy.

• They are photosynthetic, meaning they use sunlight to create energy.

• They are chemotrophic, meaning they derive energy from chemical reactions.

What is the significance of the kingdom Archaea?

• Archaea are known for living in extreme environments and have unique biochemical properties.

• Archaea are primarily found in freshwater environments.

• Archaea are the most abundant organisms in the ocean.

• Archaea are known for their ability to photosynthesize.

Unicellular means...

• An organism is made of one cell.

• An organism is made of multiple cells.

• An organism can live in extreme environments.

• An organism has a complex structure.

Tigers, Jellyfish, Gorillas and Sponges are all part of kingdom _______.

• Animalia

• Plantae

• Fungi

• Protista